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Location: Heeramandi (Husnabad~an imaginary place)
A girl in her sleep searched for something in her sleep and woke up in distress.
“Shikhar! Naira!”
She spoke while crying and ran out of the room to search in another room and in the corridor looking down to see servants.
“Suniye! Naira aur Shikhar kahan hain?”
Servant 1~wo toh huzoor ke kamre mein hongay Devlekha jee
D~lekin Komolika didi ke kamre mein toh koi nahi hai
Servant 2~aray humein nahi pata wo dono kahan hain
D~aap dono kya chhupa rahay hain humse?
The servants left without answering.
D~suniye! Suniye toh!
She got irritated and ran in the whole palace of Heeramandi named Shahi mahal searching for her sons, finally she saw Komolika entering the house and rushed to her. Her gaze went on the jewelry in Komolika’s hands.
D~didi, suniye toh, didi
She said following her upstairs to her room, Komolika sat in front of the mirror adorning jewelry on herself.
K~Devlekha, dekho toh, jisay tum kok mein liye phirti thi, usay hum galay mein baandhay hain
D~(ignoring her) Naira aur Shikhar kahan hain didi?
K~kya lagta hai? Ye zevar kahan se aye? Abhi toh bataye hum tumhe
D~(realized and gasped) aap ne un dono ko bech diya? (Komolika smirked) aap aise kaise… aap ko humare bacho’n ko bech dene ka koi hak nahi tha
K~Devlekha, zara socho, kabhi hum ya tum is Heeramandi naam ki jahannum se bahar nikal nahi paaye, un dono ko bech kar bas hum ne unhein achhi zindagi di hai is narak se door, beaulaad nawab hai wo, un dono ko paal lengay
D~(crying) un dono ko hum bhi toh paal sakte thay? Aap ne unhein bech kar achha nahi kiya
K~(angrily) bechte nahi toh kya kartay? Us Shikhar ko dalaal ban’ne dete? Ya kinner ban’ne dete? Aur us Naira ko bhi hum jaisi tawaifo’n wali zindagi de dete?
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